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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: chance to give me your opion and I may listen

« on: July 03, 2013, 04:47:24 PM »

Tom Akers now there's a name from the past, We used to run against him down at Bristol when I worked on the Cavalieri bros, alky car, Used to see your car alot back then ,  Been alway from racing for along time,,  Tim Jones

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: We painted the body for the Comp Coupe yesterady

« on: July 02, 2013, 11:09:00 PM »

If only I had your energy!

   HA HA ,, I have more energy than money, It helps that I live by myself in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of dogs,,,,  My dad always told me and my brother , If you want some get off your butt and make it happen nobodys gonna do it for ya,, Probally why I would rather build it than buy it,,, Tim Jones

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: chance to give me your opion and I may listen

« on: July 02, 2013, 10:55:08 PM »

I'll give you my 2 cents , That thing is auwsome, Cool to see someone put some good old time thought into the design of there car, Beautiful!! as far as the canard side wings extra weight Who cares if it's alittle weight ,make up for it in horsepower!! you might think about makeing the wing a few inchs wider, But no matter what you do this car will look GREAT!!   Tim Jones

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: We painted the body for the Comp Coupe yesterady

« on: July 02, 2013, 06:57:49 AM »

 Hit kind of a snag, the other day I was running the motor for my brother, at first I thought it got a headgasket, but after pulling the head I found that one of the sleeves in this motor had cracked right near the top, SO because I'll have to fix the block anyway, I'm going to prep both blocks I have for the blower set up, I mocked up what I have While the engine is in the car to run the fuel lines and what not, Being I'm at a stand still money wise, I started working on my 47 ford cab that I'm going to swap on my ramp truck,, Tim Jones

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Funny Cars / Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car

« on: July 02, 2013, 06:24:05 AM »

Right at the moment I'm just storing it til the comp coupe is done, I would rather have a running engine in it, but money will decide that, Most Alum blocks can be repaired, the KB in the pic above has had alot of windows fixed in it, an early KB  block would be nice to have , My KB is a stage 6 and it has billet heads, the heads I need for the car are an old set of water heads but there pretty pricey , even the junk ones! But talk to your buddy and see what he has,  Thanks Tim Jones

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: We painted the body for the Comp Coupe yesterady

« on: June 16, 2013, 03:14:11 AM »

Thanks Gary  the chassis is Mild steel, Rated for what ever nostaliga meet will let it run, tho it will pass tech at most tracks ,buildt it just to have some fun again not worried about running every weekend, started out after not running a car of my own for 30 years just wanting to do an old 50' 60's type car but added the better cage and so on as I went, still have a couple bars by my legs I going to add, My kids want this thing built like a tank There mom told them about me crashing one of the old cars, So I guess they worry about the old man, changed to the comp coupe deal last fall always liked the look of them,,  Don't have alot of spare money to throw at this thing like the old days, but that's OK if I can make it myself I don't buy it, alot more fun to do anyway,,,,,Tim Jones

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: We painted the body for the Comp Coupe yesterady

« on: June 14, 2013, 08:40:39 PM »

 Got the body pins done finally, put the strange eng alum third member in the car, got the final measurements for the drive shaft so we can start making it,,,, Tim Jones

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: We painted the body for the Comp Coupe yesterady

« on: June 14, 2013, 08:29:33 PM »

The engine turning looks outstanding, as does the rest of the car. Nice work!

   Hey I looked at your info I grew up in Nebr,  did alot of hunting in the sand hills burwell, bassett, Oneil , pretty much all over the state,,,still do when I have time,  Tim Jones

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: We painted the body for the Comp Coupe yesterady

« on: June 14, 2013, 08:17:03 PM »

 Thanks  it's been a fun build, can't wait to finish it,  Tim Jones

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Funny Cars / Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car

« on: June 14, 2013, 08:12:39 PM »

No Problem  All it takes is time and money, Well I got lots of time aleast, Got to finish the comp coupe first,   stop by again,  Tim Jones

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: We painted the body for the Comp Coupe yesterady

« on: June 03, 2013, 07:00:09 PM »

Here's a few outside shots I got after work tonite,   Tim Jones

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: We painted the body for the Comp Coupe yesterady

« on: June 01, 2013, 03:20:41 AM »

My Buddy Brian Chollett, Got the last of the lettering done, Kinda nice to get it all put back together, now if the weather would clear up long enough to push it outside for a few pics,   Tim Jones

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Funny Cars / Re: 72 Fighting Irish Car

« on: May 30, 2013, 08:27:27 PM »

Thanks Glenn, I figured you'd like the green,, It kinda grows on ya,, Tim Jones

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: We painted the body for the Comp Coupe yesterady

« on: May 30, 2013, 08:23:03 PM »

Very cool looking car. That's one of those cars I'd love to see it in person some day..

   Thanks ,, Maybe we will run into each other when I get this thing finished,,,, Tim Jones

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Funny Cars / 72 Fighting Irish Car

« on: May 30, 2013, 02:52:53 PM »

Here's mine, The 72 satilite Fighting Irish Car ,, well aleast the body is the original, the chassis is from the same time, I got it because It was one of the cars I watched run when I was a kid, I'll more than likey do it as just a display car, unless I hit that darn lottery, even trying to get the right motor parts is a pricey undertakeing,,,,, Still cool to have, but until then I'll keep working on the Comp Coupe,,  Tim Jones